Charlotte did not lie, for she did call Danrique outside. That was because the agreed-upon day of their meeting was about to arrive, and she wanted to know how he was doing.

For the past month, Danrique did not keep in touch with her. Erihal kept a lid on all matters, so she did not receive any updates.

Although she was worried, she dared not ask questions.

Now that the day was near, she wanted to check on him.

The phone kept ringing, but no one picked it up. Charlotte thought about sending someone over to start an investigation. However, upon recalling Sean’s reminder that she was to ignore everything, focus on her recovery, and protect the children, she dared not do so.

At that thought, Charlotte gave up on her fleeting idea. She glanced at the forest not far away, feeling strangely unsettled.

 

“Mr. Lindberg will be fine,” Lupine reassured her. “Perhaps he’ll be in contact a few days later.”

“I’ll have to pacify myself with that.” Charlotte let out a sigh. “Where’s Gordon?”

 

“He was patrolling outside a while ago.” Lupine tilted her head and said, “Oh, here he is.”

came to a stop before Charlotte. “Ms. Lindberg,”

manor today, so it might be quite rowdy. Do you

that, they also brought some small animals along. I’ve already asked the rest to run a thorough check. Don’t

Charlotte bobbed her head

bow, then turned to Lupine and said, “I have to monitor the surroundings since too many outsiders will be around. You should stay with Ms. Lindberg and the children

with a brisk nod. “As for the others, I’ll assign them to

more important than me.” Charlotte scoffed. “Even if someone tries to harm me, I can deal with him. A few assassins won’t be able

Lupine lowered her

eye on the kids at all

I’ll do it right

we can handle them. I doubt they’ll be a

safe than sorry.” Charlotte stared at the stage they were building, dread filling her heart. “All

Gordon signaled the two female bodyguards to look

eagle had been lethargic for a while. Why, though? It has been a long time since Fifi got drenched by the rain, so it should be fine by now.

wrong?” One of the female bodyguards suggested casually, “Perhaps it isn’t used to the

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